AOpen hits US with i820 mobos

All aboard the front side bus

AOpen has released two new motherboard designs on to the US market using the i820 chipset. The components and peripherals company launched the AOpen AX6C and AX6C-L motherboards, supporting 100MHz and 133MHz front side bus, 4X AGP port, RIMM memory and an AOpen expansion port. Both models use Intel's delayed 820 chipset and are designed to maximise performance of the Pentium II, Pentium III and Coppermine processors, the company said. They also support a maximum of 1GB DRAM, with either two or three RIMM slots, and PC600, PC700 and PC800 RIMM specifications. It currently offers a V.90 56K modem that plugs into an AMR slot. Al Peng, director of motherboard management at AOpen America, said: "Because the motherboard is the heart of every PC, it is essential that users understand the vital role that a motherboard plays." "By integrating the best available technologies into our motherboard designs, AOpen customers are assured that their system is off to a great start." ®

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